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CVE-2026-44264: Weblate vulnerable to XSS via crafted Markdown

May 7, 2026

The Markdown renderer used in user comments and other user-provided content didn’t properly sanitize some attributes.

References

  • github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate
  • github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/commit/85abc9df88b7464f4c0e794aef752e45f4230f75
  • github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/pull/19259
  • github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/security/advisories/GHSA-5cmv-3rc4-7279
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-5cmv-3rc4-7279
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44264

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 5.17.1

Fixed versions

  • 5.17.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.17.1 or above.

Impact 4.3 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
  • CWE-80: Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)

Source file

pypi/Weblate/CVE-2026-44264.yml

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